Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Index
| Latin names beginning with A | English Name |
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| Aegilops geniculata | Goat-grass |
| Agrostis capillaris | Common Bent |
| Agrostis castellana | Highland Bent |
| Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bent |
| Agrostis vinealis | Brown Bent |
| Aira caryophyllea | Silver Hair-grass |
| Aira praecox | Early Hair-grass |
| Alopecurus geniculatus | Marsh Foxtail |
| Alopecurus pratensis | Meadow Foxtail |
| Ammophila arenaria | Marram |
| Anisantha madritensis | Compact Brome |
| Anisantha rigida | Rip-gut Brome |
| Anisantha sterilis | Barren Brome |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | Sweet Vernal-grass |
| Arrhenatherum elatius | False Oat-grass |
| Avena fatua | Wild Oat |
| Avenula pratensis | Meadow Oat-grass |
| Avenula pubescens | Downy Oat-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with B | English name |
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| Blysmus compressus | Flat Sedge |
| Blysmus rufus | Saltmarsh Flat-sedge |
| Bolboschoenus maritimus | Sea Club-rush |
| Brachypodium pinnatum | Tor-grass |
| Brachypodium retusum | Mediterranean False-brome |
| Brachypodium sylvaticum | False Brome |
| Briza maxima (UK) | Greater Quaking-grass |
| Briza maxima (Crete) | Greater Quaking-grass |
| Briza media | Quaking-grass |
| Bromopsis erecta | Upright Brome |
| Bromopsis inermis ssp inermis | Hungarian Brome |
| Bromopsis ramosa | Hairy-brome |
| Bromus hordeaceus ssp hordeaceus | Soft-brome |
| Bromus hordeaceus ssp ferronii | Soft-brome |
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| Latin names beginning with D | English name |
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| Dactylis glomerata | Cock's-foot Grass |
| Danthonia decumbens | Heath-grass |
| Dasypyrum villosum | Mosquito Grass |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hair-grass |
| Deschampsia flexuosa | Wavy Hair-grass |
| Digitaria sanguinalis | Hairy Finger-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with E | English name |
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| Echinochloa crus-galli | Cockspur |
| Eleocharis multicaulis | Many-stalked Spike-rush |
| Eleocharis palustris | Common Spike-rush |
| Eleocharis quinqueflora | Few-flowered Spike-rush |
| Eleogiton fluitans | Floating Club-rush |
| Elymus caninus | Bearded Couch |
| Elytrigia atherica | Sea Couch |
| Elytrigia juncea ssp boreoatlantica | Sand Couch |
| Elytrigia repens ssp repens | Common Couch |
| Eriophorum angustifolum | Common Cottongrass |
| Eriophorum gracile | Slender Cottongrass |
| Eriophorum latifolium | Broad-leaved Cottongrass |
| Eriophorum scheuchzeri | Scheuchzer's Cottongrass |
| Eriophorum vaginatum | Hare's-tail Cotton-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with F | English name |
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| Festuca longifolia | Blue Fescue |
| Festuca ovina | Sheep's Fescue |
| Festuca vivipara | Viviparous Sheep's-fescue |
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| Latin names beginning with G | English name |
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| Glyceria maxima | Reed Sweet-grass |
| Glyceria notata | Plicate Sweet-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with H | English name |
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| Hierochloe odorata | Holy Grass |
| Holcus lanatus | Yorkshire Fog |
| Holcus mollis | Creeping Soft-grass |
| Hordeum marinum | Sea Barley |
| Hordeum murinum | Wall Barley |
| Hordeum secalinum | Meadow Barley |
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| Latin names beginning with I | English name |
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| Isolepis cernua | Slender Club-rush |
| Isolepis setacea | Bristle Club-rush |
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| Latin names beginning with J | English name |
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| Juncus acutus | Sharp Rush |
| Juncus articulatus | Jointed Rush |
| Juncus ambiguus | Frog Rush |
| Juncus balticus | Baltic Rush |
| Juncus balticus x Juncus inflexus | Hybrid Rush |
| Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush |
| Juncus castaneus | Chestnut Rush |
| Juncus conglomeratus | Compact Rush |
| Juncus effusus | Soft-rush |
| Juncus filiformis | Thread Rush |
| Juncus gerardii | Saltmarsh Rush |
| Juncus inflexus | Hard Rush |
| Juncus maritimus | Sea Rush |
| Juncus squarrosus | Heath Rush |
| Juncus subnodulosus | Blunt-flowered Rush |
| Juncus tenuis | Slender Rush |
| Juncus trifidus | Three-leaved Rush |
| Juncus triglumis | Three-flowered Rush |
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| Latin names beginning with K | English name |
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| Kobresia simpliciuscula | False Sedge |
| Koeleria macrantha | Crested Hair-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with L | English name |
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| Lagurus ovatus | Hare's-tail |
| Lagurus ovatus | Hare's-tail |
| Lamarckia aurea | Golden Dog's-tail |
| Leymus arenarius | Lyme-grass |
| Lolium multiflorum | Italian Rye-grass |
| Lolium perenne | Perennial Rye-grass |
| Luzula arcuata | Curved Wood-rush |
| Luzula campestris | Field Wood-rush |
| Luzula lutea | Yellow Wood-rush |
| Luzula multiflora ssp congesta | Heath Wood-rush |
| Luzula multiflora ssp multiflora | Heath Wood-rush |
| Luzula nivea | Snowy Wood-rush |
| Luzula nutans | No English name |
| Luzula pilosa | Hairy Wood-rush |
| Luzula spicata | Spiked Wood-rush |
| Luzula sylvatica | Great Wood-rush |
| Lygeum spartum | Albardine |
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| Latin names beginning with M | English name |
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| Melica nutans | Mountain or Nodding Melick |
| Melica uniflora | Wood Melick |
| Mibora minima | Early Sand-grass |
| Milium effusum | Wood Millet |
| Milium vernale ssp sarniense | Early Millet |
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| Latin names beginning with N | English name |
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| Nardus stricta | Mat-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with P | English name |
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| Panicum miliacum | Common Millet |
| Parapholis strigosa | Hard-grass |
| Pennisetum setaceum | Purple Fountain-grass |
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canary-grass |
| Phalaris canariensis | Canary-grass |
| Phleum arenarium | Sand Cat's-tail |
| Phleum pratense | Timothy |
| Phleum phleoides | Purple-stem Cat's-tail |
| Phragmites australis | Common Reed |
| Poa alpina | Alpine Meadow-grass |
| Poa annua | Annual Meadow-grass |
| Poa humilis | Spreading Meadow-grass |
| Poa infirma | Early Meadow-grass |
| Poa pratensis | Smooth Meadow-grass |
| Poa trivialis | Rough Meadow-grass |
| Polypogon monspeliensis | Annual Beard-grass |
| Polypogon viridis | Water Bent |
| Puccinellia distans ssp distans | Reflexed Saltmarsh-grass |
| Puccinellia maritima | Common Saltmarsh-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with R | English name |
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| Rhynchospora alba | White Beak-sedge |
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| Latin names beginning with S | English name |
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| Scirpus sylvaticus | Wood Club-rush |
| Schedonorus arundinaceus | Tall Fescue |
| Schedonorus pratensis | Meadow Fescue |
| Schoenoplectus pungens | Sharp Club-rush |
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Grey Clubrush |
| Sesleria caerulea | Blue Moor-grass |
| Setaria pumila | Yellow Bristle-grass |
| Spartina anglica | Common Cord-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with T | English name |
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| Tricophorum germanicum | Deergrass |
| Trisetum flavescens | Yellow Oat-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with V | English name |
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| Vulpia bromoides | Squirrel-tail Fescue |
| Vulpia fasciculata | Dune fescue |
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| Latin names beginning with Y | English name |
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